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Marijuana: Project SAM, anti-legalization group, launches Colorado chapter, Mason Tvert attacks

A national organization that opposes the legalization of marijuana and is advocating "smarter approaches" launched today in Denver -- and also announced that the group will soon open a chapter in Colorado, where voters in November passed Amendment 64. The advocates behind the group, called Project S ... More >>

Marijuana: Project SAM touts public-health approach to pot in fighting legalization

The signing of Amendment 64 has plenty of folks talking about marijuana legalization -- even the Obama administration drug czar. Project SAM, which will formally launch in Denver tomorrow, is against the wider availability of cannabis. But the group, whose acronym stands for "Smart Approach to Marij ... More >>

Ten more unsolved Denver murders: Read victims' personal stories

In May, we shared a post featuring personal stories of victims in ten unsolved Denver murders, with the information provided by Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons, an organization devoted to making sure no case or loved one is forgotten. Unfortunately, there are many more tragic event ... More >>

Former Foothills curator Michael Chavez to oversee Denver's public art collection

The city's announcement that Michael Chavez -- who's made his name with strong, contemporary work as a curator and exhibition designer at the Foothills Art Center and the Arvada Center -- has been named the new public art administrator for Denver Arts & Venues seems like sweet salvation after he was ... More >>

Joe Freemond, exec chef of the Cellar Wine Bar, on fresh blood and Denver in a nutshell

Joe Freemond Cellar Wine Bar 2556 15th Street 303-455-9463 www.cwbon15th.com This is part one of my interview with Joe Freemond, exec chef of the Cellar Wine Bar. Part two of our interview will run in this space tomorrow. Raw fish. That's what Joe Freemond gravitated toward when he was a kid. Not ... More >>

Say What? Meet the walking, talking argument for Denver's Urban Debate League

Mason Tvert touts marijuana-is-better-than-alcohol rallies at eighty-plus colleges nationwide

Mason Tvert prefers Emerald to Amethyst.​For indefatigable marijuana booster Mason Tvert, founder of the advocacy organization Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER), April 1 is a very big day. Rallies are scheduled to take place at more than eighty colleges and universities across ... More >>

Conceptual art decks the halls of three Denver galleries

Alex Youshock bombing and the legacy of Columbine

Alex Youshock.​Alex Youshock, an appropriately named 17-year old, has been identified as the person arrested yesterday for bombing his old school, San Mateo's Hillsdale High; no one was injured in the attacks. And predictably, the word "Columbine" figures in much of the coverage, even though n ... More >>

It's almost 4/20 -- and here comes Mason Tvert

A Flickr photoMason Tvert hasn't turned narc. He's seen wearing a Halloween costume. April 20 isn't only the anniversary of the killings at Columbine High School. It's also 4/20, a national celebration of cannabis culture -- something long supported by Mason Tvert, executive director of SAFER (Safe ... More >>

Channel 2 general manager Dennis Leonard on layoffs, a prime-time shift and the concept behind "The Deuce"

Dennis Leonard, in a file photo from last October. Yesterday's blog "Channel 2 General Manager Dennis Leonard on rebranding his station The Deuce: 'It's the shit, dude!' " featured an excerpt from a conversation with the aforementioned Leonard, who also oversees Channel 31 as part of merger that to ... More >>

Dave Yust's Arvada Center show is well rounded

Denver Dailies Internal Memo Roundup

More Messages: Still Saluting

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America

Starz FilmCenter in the Tivoli Student Union

Seeing Thinks

Smart conceptual solos are on view at + Gallery and Capsule@Pod.

Little Big Men

The Crush is ready for its close-up.

Feline Incest and Decongestants

Depth Perceptions

Painters Stephen Batura and Dave Yust are treated to separate solos.

In Focus

The DAM takes a fresh look at photography.

Water Hazard

As one greenkeeper shows, adapting to the drought is just par for his golf course.

A Little Slice of Heaven

Pizza lovers, come to Papa.

Calculated Risks

Clark Richert's paintings stay on the cutting edge at Rule.

Mixed Doubles

The Posada Adventure

Bad Company

They had guns. They were after drugs and cash. What they got was trouble.

'Boning Up

A Boulder music festival pays tribute to the lowly trombone.

Frames of Reference

Phil Anschutz

The Miracle Worker

Paint by Numbers

Slaying a Knight

See You at the NCAA!

The High Road

Judge Jerry Stevens was in the driver's seat--until he let cocaine take over.

Death of a Salesman

Denver real estate developer Steven Wickliff could take a punch from the world's best boxers. But he couldn't beat crack cocaine.